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Western Cape
Leslie London reviews 'An Uncomfortable Paradise: A history of dispossession and slavery in Simon’s Town'
A book that celebrates the glorious heritage of Paarl
Review of 'Much Water under Many Bridges'
Review of The Historical Karoo and The Historical Overberg
'The Man behind the Beard' - A sympathetic biography that makes a contribution to the history of South Africa in the 20th century
Review of 'Tavern of the Seas: The Unseen Years 1935-1955'
The Silver Tea Service - A memoir dipped in mystery
Review of 'Arthur Elliott - A Memoir of the Man and the Story of his Photographic Collection'
I am now the delighted owner of the second edition of Early Architects of Cape Town
Review of 'A History of the Iziko South African National Gallery: Reflections on Art and National Identity'
Empire, War and Cricket - An immensely readable book that is an impressive addition to South African history
Review of Cape Town: Then and Now
Review of hostels homes museum | Memorialising migrant labour pasts in Lwandle, South Africa
Review of Building Apartheid on Architecture and Order in Imperial Cape Town
Review of Hidden Cape Town - The book is a visual feast
Homeless Wanderers - Movement and mental illness in the Cape Colony in the Nineteenth Century
From Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town
The First Serious Study of the Life and Work of Nita Spilhaus
Western Provincial versus Transvaal Republican
From our Archive
An incredible memoir revealing the suffering of women during the Anglo-Boer War
Anglo-Boer War Stereo Photographs - Produced by Keystone View Company
A walking tour of historic Durbanville
The Krugersdorp Concentration Camp and Cemetery
The Poster Age, 1968-1972 - Plastering the Campus red and blue and black
Gandhi's house for sale (sold in 2009)
Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
The Historic Forester's Cottage Knysna
Four strategies to deal with colonial buildings
Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Part 3)
The Johannesburg Way of Death - The History of the Johannesburg Crematorium
Anglo-Boer War sketches, Magic Lanterns and the Lanternist
Another Blood Soaked Hill in Zululand - Gunner Frederick Henry Bradley V.C.
"A Great City Deserves Great Cathedrals"
The Queens Road Commune - Living in a grand Parktown mansion in the 1970s
From the Directory
Barry Pringle Photography
Agora Consulting
New Killarney-Riviera Association (NKRA)
South African Gold Panning Association (SAGPA)
South African Naval Heritage Trust (NHT)
Original Shoreline Project
Hilton Steam Heritage Association
Pinelands Ratepayers and Residents Associations (PRRA)
Drakenstein Heritage Foundation (DHF)
Verulam Historical Society
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